Photovoltaic mounting system with grounding bars and method of installing same

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EP 2 509 114 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/48

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/41

(21)	Application number: 12162882.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.04.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 31/042^(2006.01)
H01R 4/64^(2006.01)

F24J 2/52^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

05.04.2011 US 201113079900

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Korman, Charles Steven Niskayuna, NY 12309 (US) Johnson, Neil Anthony Niskayuna, NY 12309 (US) Wagner, Christian Joseph Niskayuna, NY 12309 (US)

(74)	Representative: Picker, Madeline Margaret
	GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)

(54)	Photovoltaic mounting system with grounding bars and method of installing same

(57) A photovoltaic (PV) mounting system includes at least one PV module (12), a pair of metallic rail sections (14), and a grounding bar (16) connected to each end of the metallic rail sections (14) for grounding the metallic rail sections (14). The system also includes a wiring harness (18) for electrically connecting several PV modules (12), a locking cover (20) for covering and protecting the wiring harness (18), a standard connector box (22) electrically connected to one end of the wiring harness (18), and a home run cable (24) electrically connected to the connector box (22). A method for grounding the PV mounting system (10) is also disclosed.

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